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Playground

Inactive · Make graphics like a Pro without being one

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1

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Competitors

AIPortolaShared: creative toolAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIPencilShared: creative toolEF 2018SingaporeStartup →AISpringboardsShared: creative toolGoogle AI First Australia 2024Startup →AIFigrShared: product design, combine, researchAntler 2023IndiaStartup →OtherF13Shared: graphicStartup →
Companies closest to Playground
Company
PortolaShared: creative toolAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
PencilShared: creative toolEF 2018Not statedAI
SpringboardsShared: creative toolGoogle AI First Australia 2024Not statedAI
FigrShared: product design, combine, researchAntler 2023Not statedAI
F13not in a program hereShared: graphicElsewhereOther

Adjacent

Developer toolsNoya SoftwareShared: product design, kindYC W23San FranciscoStartup →OtherGraphiqShared: graphic, creative500 Global 2016NorwayStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredCreative MarketShared: graphic, creative, designYC W10San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveOzoneShared: creative toolYC W22San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveTastemakerShared: pro, design, home and personalYC S12San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Playground
Company
Noya SoftwareShared: product design, kindYC W23ActiveDevtools
GraphiqShared: graphic, creative500 Global 2016Not statedOther
Creative MarketShared: graphic, creative, designYC W10 +1AcquiredDevtools
OzoneShared: creative toolYC W22InactiveOther
TastemakerShared: pro, design, home and personalYC S12InactiveOther

Also from S19 in AI

All of S19
AIArpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…YC S19BoulderStartup →AIInactiveAudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.YC S19San FranciscoStartup →AIBeaconsAn AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creatorsYC S19San FranciscoStartup →AICoLabHuman and AI design review for hardwareYC S19St. John'sStartup →AIInactiveDashblockTurn any website into an APIYC S19ParisStartup →AIDeepnoteA better data science notebook.YC S19San FranciscoStartup →
Company
Arpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…team of 20ActiveAI
AudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.team of 4InactiveAI
BeaconsAn AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creatorsteam of 25hiringActiveAI
CoLabHuman and AI design review for hardwareteam of 150ActiveAI, Devtools
DashblockTurn any website into an APIteam of 3InactiveAI, Devtools
DeepnoteA better data science notebook.hiringActiveAI, Devtools

About Playground

Playground combines AI research and product design to invent new kinds of creative tools.

YC batch
S19 · Summer 2019
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
AI
Team size
3
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Generative AI, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Playground in S19: 176 companies, 26% AI

Playground: questions

Which YC batch was Playground in?

Playground was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).

Is Playground still active?

Y Combinator lists Playground as inactive.

Where is Playground based?

Playground lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.